"There are two things every one of us possesses — and one of them is our opinion. Now, allow me to put it plainly: Torch Out — All Through the Country."

Again: The reality is stark: the party’s grassroots are demoralized, its traditional base is fractured, and its messaging lacks conviction. Core supporters — particularly in once-reliable constituencies — are no longer inspired, and many are prepared to sit out the election altogether. But let us be clear: this voter apathy is not born of indifference; it is the product of betrayal, disillusionment, and the bitter taste of neglect.

And just remember this: when you piss on people, don’t be surprised when the stench rises — because eventually, your own piss starts to stink.

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The current leadership of the Free National Movement (FNM) would do well to save themselves and the nation from the impending embarrassment by initiating an internal inquest rather than proceeding with what is shaping up to be a fragmented and uninspired campaign. The delays in candidate ratification, the publicized discord within party ranks, and the sidelining of influential figures such as former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, signal not progress, but political regression.

The reality is stark: the party's grassroots are demoralized, its traditional base is fractured, and its messaging lacks conviction. Core supporters, particularly in constituencies where loyalty was once a given, are likely to sit out the election entirely. This voter apathy will not arise out of indifference, but from a sense of abandonment and disillusionment.

Should this trend continue unaddressed, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) — under Prime Minister Philip Davis and Deputy Chester Cooper — will secure another electoral victory not through the strength of their governance, but by default. A divided and disorganized opposition serves no one — least of all the Bahamian people, who deserve a credible, stable, and visionary alternative. If the FNM cannot present itself as such, then it may be time for a reckoning rather than a rollout.

> ***“Torch Out” — All Through the Country***

The once-proud symbol of the Free National Movement — the torch — is now dimming, flickering out not with dignity, but with disarray. From Grand Bahama to Inagua, the sentiment is spreading fast and wide: Torch out. Not because the people no longer believe in change, but because they no longer believe this FNM knows how to deliver it.

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China’s Promises in the Caribbean Must Be Matched by Basic Diplomatic Decency

While Chinese Ambassador Yan Jiarong confidently announces generous initiatives—from 200+ free eye surgeries at Princess Margaret Hospital to multi-million-dollar grants and development financing under the China-CELAC framework—one cannot ignore the glaring contradiction between these public commitments and the Embassy’s silence in private correspondence.

**> Despite the stream of goodwill
> statements, emails directed to both
> chinaemb_bs@mfa.gov.cn and
> bf@mofcom.gov.cn remain unanswered.
> These communications, sent in good
> faith to engage in serious dialogue
> and development collaboration, have
> not even received basic
> acknowledgment.**

This raises a fundamental question: How serious is China in its stated commitment to “mutual respect” and “deepened cooperation” with The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean, if it cannot manage to respond to an email?

Diplomacy is not a press release—it is responsiveness, follow-through, and respect in practice. If China intends to play a genuine role in regional development, then basic communication with stakeholders should not be absent.

The Bahamian people and those working on transformative initiatives such as urban redevelopment and infrastructure renewal deserve clarity, not silence. Empty inboxes are not the hallmarks of a credible development partner.

Public commitments must be backed by private action—or they amount to little more than headlines.

My day started out well, but the mere thought of Renward Wells (the Zionist Jew) and Frankie Campbell (the maggot parasite) crawling back into the FNM cast a dark shadow over it. I say, return them to the same political abyss they crept out of. As for Elsworth Johnson—now that's a man of substance and integrity.

Jetflt, your post reads less like an informed argument and more like a script pulled straight from Cold War propaganda. Let’s begin with your first fallacy: “The U.S. doesn’t need you, but you need them.” That’s the classic language of an empire that mistakes transactional relationships for unconditional loyalty. The Bahamas is not a dependent ward of the United States—it is a sovereign nation that engages in bilateral trade, not charity. We import over $4 billion in goods annually, paid for—not gifted—from American suppliers. That isn’t need; that’s commerce. And unlike some, we’re not confused about the difference.

As for your recycled paranoia about China: no one here is under the delusion that the CCP is motivated by love and rainbows. The Chinese state, like every other powerful country, including the United States, acts out of strategic interest. That’s the nature of geopolitics. But here’s the distinction: China shows up with capital, infrastructure, and mutual economic benefit, while Washington shows up with lectures, sanctions, and armed patrols under the guise of drug interdiction and migration control.

Let’s talk about espionage. You're worried about "spies" in the Chinese embassy? Do you think U.S. embassies are sanctuaries of moral purity? The CIA operates globally, including throughout the Caribbean—covert and overt. Spare us the indignation. Intelligence operations are the currency of all major powers. If you’re concerned about spying, don’t pretend it's one-sided. It’s not that the Chinese are saints—it’s that America isn’t either.

Your attempt to insult Bahamians by suggesting we’re gullible enough to believe in some utopian friendship with China is not only patronizing, it’s historically blind. We’re not romanticizing China—we’re recognizing an evolving global order. We’re leveraging alternative partnerships in a world no longer monopolized by one power. That’s called strategic diversification, not treason.

And while you bring up swamp land, allow me to remind you of something real: it wasn’t the Chinese who called us “shithole countries.” It wasn’t the Chinese who backed coups, destabilized regional democracies, or used the Caribbean as a geopolitical pawn. That’s history—and it's American, not Chinese.

So dream on, Jetflt. Dream on if you believe that the era of unchallenged American dominance will go unexamined. Dream on if you think Caribbean nations will forever bow at the altar of U.S. hegemony. We are awake. And we’re not asking permission.

The Bahamas Owes No Apology for Choosing Respect Over Obedience

Let me be unequivocal: the days of grovelling before any foreign power—north or east—are over. Mockery, racial slurs, and cynical jabs cannot erase the hard truth: the United States has treated the Caribbean not as a partner, but as a project to be managed, lectured, or ignored.

To ExposedU2C, who snidely accused of campaigning for a slot in the Chinese Politburo—you're 25 years too late. And more importantly, your rhetoric is not just desperate—it is offensive. Reducing a legitimate conversation about regional development and global partnerships to racist insinuations is precisely the kind of colonial-minded ignorance that has kept the Caribbean shackled to foreign dominance for generations. Or perhaps, more accurately, it's the Willie Lynch prescription—“control the slave for at least 300 years”—still echoing loudly in your worldview.

You claim we are "biting the hand that feeds us"? Let me correct that illusion. The Bahamas imports over $4 billion in goods annually, the overwhelming majority from the United States. That is not charity. That is not aid. That is commerce—pure and simple. American corporations are paid in full for the food, fuel, medical supplies, machinery, and consumer goods we bring in. There is no free lunch. We are customers, not beggars. If U.S. policymakers confuse profit with generosity, they are badly mistaken—and dangerously entitled.

If the United States believes that transactional trade entitles it to political obedience, policy alignment, or regional dominance, then it has learned absolutely nothing from the legacy of its own foreign policy. China, for all the scaremongering and propaganda, has invested in real physical infrastructure across the region—ports, bridges, hospitals, housing, and telecommunications—without demanding we dismantle our sovereignty or mimic its ideology. China has not dictated our foreign policy, nor required submission to its worldview. It arrived with capital, construction crews, and respect—not condescension, not moral lectures, and not veiled threats.

Choosing strategic partnerships outside Washington’s grip is not betrayal. It is sovereignty in action. And if that reality threatens your worldview, the problem is not with us—it is with the brittle arrogance of those who still view the Caribbean as a plantation, a subordinate, or a zone of containment.

The Bahamas will not apologize for seeking partners who treat us with dignity. Nor will we be shamed for choosing respect over subservience. Racial insults, imperial posturing, and nationalist tantrums will not dictate our destiny. Those who cannot stomach the sight of the Caribbean rising on its own terms would do well to step aside.

Referenced historical context: The "Willie Lynch Letter" and its enduring psychological implications